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Boost your productivity and organization with this app
If you’re struggling to keep with all the tasks that make up your day, perhaps its time to consider downloading the app Todoist. It’s a productivity app created to help you manage your personal and work lives, and now it has a brilliant new feature powered by artificial intelligence that helps Read More...
Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity
A new engine that generates electricity from waste hot water could reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions for thousands of different businesses, from cargo shipping to data centres. So says Exergyn, a firm based in Dublin, Ireland, which plans to run the first industrial trials of its Read More...
Study: Battery-electric cars cheaper, better at cutting emissions than fuel cells
There's been considerable debate among advocates of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell cars over which technology is better for the environment. While neither vehicle type produces any tailpipe emissions, their overall emissions vary depending on the fuels and processes used to generate Read More...
California’s plug-in electric vehicle fleet to surpass 250,000 milestone this month
The plug-in electric vehicle fleet in California has grown rapidly over the last few years, partly down to the substantial support that the government there provides, though partly due to the presence of companies such as Tesla, a greener focus in the state, wealthier citizens, and associated Read More...
Sea Hero Quest: the mobile phone game helping fight dementia
A mobile phone game that tests spatial navigation skills and has been played by 2.4 million people, has become the largest dementia study in history and raised hopes of a breakthrough in diagnosing the disease. Sea Hero Quest, a collaboration between Alzheimer’s Research UK, Deutsche Telekom, Read More...
How exercise might keep depression at bay
Exercise may be an effective treatment for depression and might even help prevent us from becoming depressed in the first place, according to three timely new studies. The studies pool outcomes from past research involving more than a million men and women and, taken together, strongly suggest that Read More...
Indiegogo just made it easier to own a stake in what you crowdfund
Indiegogo, a crowdfunding site that’s popular for movies, games, and other creative works, has paved the way for backers to own a stake in the creative projects they crowdfund. The platform announced a new service yesterday that allows entrepreneurs and creators to offer backers an equity Read More...
Sweden's recycling is so revolutionary, the country is running out of trash
When it comes to recycling, Sweden sets an example for the rest of the world. Thanks to a government prioritization on sustainability, the Nordic country recycles 1.5 billion bottles and cans annually, a staggering amount for a population of about 9.6 million (in 2013). In terms of Read More...
World's largest food service companies make historic animal welfare announcement
The lives of billions of chickens raised in the U.S. each year will be improved. Compass Group and Aramark—two of the top three largest food service companies, which run dining operations at thousands of colleges, universities, hospitals, and stadiums nationwide—have made Read More...
The state of solar power looks bright in 2017 (+video)
By 2017, solar power capacity in the U.S. will have nearly tripled in less than three years, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Combined wind, utility-scale and distributed solar power accounted for more than 66% of all new capacity installed in the U.S. last year. Already, more than twice Read More...